Don Eilenberger's Car List


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Just for fun.. a list of the cars I can remember owning (and there may be some I've forgotten):

(Got license in early 1964):

 

1959 DKW 3=6 (Gray/white) Link (*)

1957 Volkswagen Beetle (Blue/Rust) Link (*)

1961 Volvo PV544 (Green) Movie Link (***)

1967 Volvo 122S (Red) AKA Amazon Link (**** +X)

1964 Volvo P1800S (Black) Link (***)

1970 Volvo P1800E (BR Green) (New) Link (***)

1958 Volvo PV-444 (Blue/Rust) Link (*)

1961 Jaguar Mk-IX (Green/black/rust) Link (*)

1965 Jaguar XKE Roadster (Burgundy) AKA - Mark-1 series Link (**** +X) (Value today > $100k)

1970 Volvo 164E (Black) Link (**)

1967 Volvo 122S wagon (Green) converted to a 123GT wagon 17 years later Link (***** +X)

(Sold with 185k miles on it for more than it cost new.)

1964 Volvo P1800S (Black) Had awful Webers on it (*)

1969 Volvo P1800S (Gray, then Silver) (***** +X) (Sold w/270k miles on it)

1963 Bugeye Austin-Healy Sprite (Silver/Rust) Never moved from the garage Link (*)

1975 Toyota Corolla 2 door (Silver) Link (**)

1976 Toyota Corolla Hatchback/Wagon SR5 (Yellow) (**)

1979 Toyota Celica (Burgundy) Link (***)

1980 Volkswagen Sirocco (Green metallic) Garbage car Link (*)

1982 Volvo DL5 Wagon (Blue) (*)

1985 Isuzu Trooper 4WD (Tan) (New) Link (**)

1983 Toyota Supra-II (Red/black/rust) Link (**)

1986 Toyota Supra-II (Bronze metallic) (***)

1986 Toyota Supra-III (Burgundy) Link (***)

1987 BMW 535i (Bronzit) aka BOHICA Link (***)

1992 BMW 525i (Silver) (***)

1999 BMW M-Coupe (Boston Green) (**** +X)  S52US engine

1998 BMW 528i (Silver) (***)

2003 BMW 525i-Touring (EverGreen) (****)

1998 BMW M3 Convertible (Fern Green) (***)  S52US engine

2002 BMW M3 Convertible (Imola Red) (****) S54 engine

2001 BMW M-Coupe, (TiSilver) (too new to me to tell..) S54 engine

2006 Porsche Cayenne-S Ti-Edition. V8 engine.

 

Green - 8

Silver - 6

Burgundy - 3

Blue - 4

Black - 3

Red - 3

Gray - 2

 

(*) = Awful car

(**) = Good utilitarian car, not exciting at all

(***) = Interesting car, fun to drive

(****) = Exceptional car, fun to drive, interesting

(*****) = Great car. Outstanding

(+X) = Should have or would have kept

BOLD = currently owned

 

Bikes:

???? Hodaka 90cc (Red/Chrome)

1973 Hodaka 125 Wombat (Red/Chrome)

196? Harley Davidson 250 Sprint (Silver/Black)

1970 Triumph 650 Tiger (Black)

???? Hodaka 100CC Ace (Red/Chrome)

1974 Norton Commando 850 Mk-III (white/red/blue) (New)

1979 BMW R65 (Brown, then black)

1985 BMW K100RT (Burgandy)

1987 BMW K75S (Black) "THE K75S"

2004 BMW R1150RS (Creme/Gray)

2007 BMW R1200R (Black w/white pinstripes) (New)

 

E's Cars:

1970 Pontiac Firebird (Green) (New)

1982 Dodge Carivan (White/wood)

1996 Volvo 850 Sport-Wagon (Green)

2003 BMW 525i-Touring (Green)

 

List update: 08/08/08